In this article we will provide you with detailed instructions on how to enable SSL for your OpenCart protected forms and pages.

 

First, in order to access your web site through HTTPS (for example: https://yourdomain.com) you should have an SSL certificate installed for your account. If you already have an external SSL certificate issued by another company and you have an account with SiteGround.com then you can place an order for an external SSL installation from your Customer Area->Order section. For more details check:

http://kb.siteground.com/article/install_certificate_ordered_from_another_provider.html

Alternatively open:

http://www.siteground.com/ssl_certificates.htm

and order one of the SSL certificates offered by SiteGround.com.

As soon as the private SSL is set for your domain you can enter your store admin back-end (for example: http://yourdomain.com/admin)

If you have completed the installation under a subfolder named “store” the above URL will be changed to:

http://yourdomain.com/store/admin

When the back-end is completely rendered navigate to System->Settings tab.

It will take a few second for the Settings page to load. Then open the server section.

Here you need to change the Use SSL radio button to yes and click on the save link at the top right corner of the page.